Ranchi: A total of 10 persons hired to shoot and kill land dealer Alaf Alam in broad daylight at Hinoo locality of the city on Wednesday were arrested after raids in different areas on Saturday, police said on Saturday, adding that a hunt is on to catch the key conspirators of the crime. Speaking to media persons, SSP Surindra Jha said a tussle to get the upper hand over land dealings was the main reason for the daring crime. Jha said among those arrested, two of them — Rashid Ansari and Sahbaaz Kartoos — are professional killers. The remaining are identified as Rashid Ansari aka Phool, Saheb Khan, Md Chand, Md Raj, Nijad Akhtar, Sarfaraz Kureishi, Md Baris and Saif Ali Khan. All accused are in their 20s.